A neodymium magnet is included in the paddle body, allowing the paddles to be held to a steel desk. An optional heavy-duty base plate will be available in the near future.

Built-in lithium-polymer battery is included; it may be charged by a power supply (user-supplied, via USB on your PC or smart phone charger, etc.) of 5V DC (center pin is (+)). Current consumption in “Standby” mode is less than 1 ma, and typical battery life between charges is 500 hours

The paddle output jack is a 3.5mm stereo jack configured such that the left paddle (viewed from the front) is “Dots” and the right paddle is “Dashes.” A Dot/Dash reversal adapter cable is supplied, if you are accustomed to the opposite paddle configuration from the default setup. When connecting the paddle-output cable to your transceiver, remember to set the “Keyer/Paddle” menu switch on the radio to “Paddle,” if your transceiver is so equipped. Some transceivers have dedicated “Paddle” or (straight) “Key” (not “Keyer”) input jacks; in this case, connect the output cable from the Touch Paddle to the “Paddle” or “Key” jack.

The Power On/Off switch is located in the rear of the Touch Paddle tube, in the center above the two jacks. Press the Power switch in (momentarily) to turn the Touch Paddle on, and again to turn it off.